assembly Bill A6082

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the inclusion of instruction in ethical business practices and recent legal matters in the continuing education requirements for real estate licensees

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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 23, 2019 signed chap.392
Oct 11, 2019 delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2019 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.306
substituted for s3839
May 30, 2019 referred to judiciary
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 23, 2019 advanced to third reading cal.423
May 21, 2019 reported
Feb 27, 2019 referred to judiciary

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Jun 20, 2019 - floor Vote

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Floor Vote: Jun 20, 2019

aye (62)

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A6082 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3839
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §441, RP L

A6082 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the inclusion of instruction in ethical business practices and recent legal matters in the continuing education requirements for real estate licensees.

A6082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6082

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real property law, in relation to requiring the
  inclusion of instruction in  ethical  business  practices  and  recent
  legal matters in the continuing education requirements for real estate
  licensees

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 441 of  the  real
property  law, as amended by chapter 320 of the laws of 2016, is amended
to read as follows:
  (a) No renewal license shall be issued any licensee under this article
for any license period commencing November first, nineteen hundred nine-
ty-five unless such licensee shall have within the two year period imme-
diately preceding such renewal attended at least twenty-two and one-half
hours which shall include at least three hours of instruction pertaining
to fair housing and/or discrimination in the  sale  or  rental  of  real
property  or  an  interest  in  real property, AT LEAST TWO AND ONE-HALF
HOURS OF INSTRUCTION PERTAINING TO ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES, AT  LEAST
ONE HOUR OF INSTRUCTION PERTAINING TO RECENT LEGAL MATTERS GOVERNING THE
PRACTICE  OF  REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS IN NEW YORK WHICH MAY
INCLUDE STATUTES, LAWS, REGULATIONS, RULES, CODES, DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE
OPINIONS  AND  DECISIONS,  AND  COURT DECISIONS AND at least one hour of
instruction pertaining to the law of agency except in the  case  of  the
initial  two-year licensing term for real estate salespersons, two hours
of agency  related  instruction  must  be  completed,  and  successfully
completed  a continuing education real estate course or courses approved
by the secretary of state as to method, content and  supervision,  which
approval  may  be  withdrawn if in the opinion of the secretary of state
such course or courses are not being conducted properly  as  to  method,
content  and  supervision.  For  those  individuals licensed pursuant to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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